How to Pray like St. Monica
St. Monica shows us by example the power of prayer for the conversion of souls. Her son Augustine was not a Christian, and although his mother was devout, she did not know how to open his heart to receive the grace and abundance of faith. So St. Monica stopped trying, and she started praying. She prayed every day, all the time, for his conversion, and in the silence of her heart, she wept for him because of his lost soul.
At the age of 31, Augustine experienced his conversion and became one of the greatest leaders of our Catholic Church. St. Augustine was prayed over every day, and his mother’s prayers were answered. Inspired by this confidence, we too, pray for all those lost in the confusion of this world. May they open their heart and soul to the truth of God within them.
God’s light is within each human being, and we pray that we can be an instrument to ignite the spark of light within them. AMEN.
Prayers for Conversion
Pray these 5 prayers for someone in your life who does not know Christ. Help them receive the Holy Grace of His love!
I encourage you to print this up, put it on your desk or prayer space, and write in the name or names of those you are praying for. Pray every day, and allow God’s grace to flood their heart.
1. Ask the Father to draw them to Jesus
“No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws them.” John 6:44
Pray: Heavenly Father, draw _________ close to you. Open their heart so they can receive your almighty love and be saved.
2. Bind the spirit that blinds their minds
“The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel that displays the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.” 2 Corinthians 4:4
Pray: Heavenly Father, please loosen the spirits of today that blind _________'s mind. Allow them to see your face, to feel your love, and to receive your grace.
Take the blinders of doubt away, in the Holy name of Jesus we pray, AMEN.
3. For a personal relationship with God
“The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship. And by him, we cry, “Abba, Father.” Romans 8:15
Pray: Father, pour your merciful love into the hearts of non-believers, especially __________ , and allow them to open their heart and say "YES" to you. Allow them to fall in love with you, dear Jesus.
4. For believers to cross their paths
“Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.” Matthew 9:38
Pray Father, I pray for the lost around me to meet believers who will influence them in a positive way. Father, you know our every move. Please place in __________'s path a series of believers, believers that inspire them, that share joy, and make them curious about the inner peace bestowed through your grace. Allow ________to find favor in them and desire what they have, which is YOU.
5. Release the spirit of wisdom and revelation
“The God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him...” Eph 1:17
Pray: Lord, please unleash the spirit of wisdom and revelation upon _________. There is no way of knowing you, God, and your eternal will for our goodness except through revelation. It is beyond the visible to the invisible, and I pray for the spirit of wisdom and the revelation in the knowledge of our Lord, Jesus Christ to fill them now. AMEN.
